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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-24

Cleveland, who became the hrst con-
tributur toward the proposed hospital.
Tsu Wonan's Medical Oollegs Of
the New York Iniirmary has celebrat-
ed ina Dineteenth anniversary. DR..
Nmiiy Blackwell, the successful pio-
peer. administered the oath to the
graduates. end DIR. Mary Bissell told
an interesting story Of the triumphs OF
earlier graduates, come OF whom are
now missionaries In India.
THH Queen Of Holland presented a
remarkable gift to the King on his sew
entieth birthday. The ladies in wait
in0 carried in an immense bouquet,
which they placed before His Majesty.
The King was greatly surprised when
snddenly the top OF the bouquet
opened and the head OF his infant
daughter peeped out OF the flowers
SARH BRRxHARDr visited the Chi.
nese quarter in San Francisco, and
took special interest In the Celestial
Theater. She went behind the scenes,
inspected the actors wsrdrobee, and
admired the ekill Of the men who
played female roles. After gazing al
the singular performance, she said
.Nt's yTy strange. It's q theater fol
children, and it makes one feel like
child 10 be In It,"
THE statement that the Legislature
| Of Delaware, at its late session, passed
a bill to raise the age Of legal protec
ton tos young girls to fifteen years II
cont,sdlclad by thu Philanthropist
We wish the statement were true, hu
ere edviscd, on good authority, tina
tue sutisct was iinslly dismissed with
out defuite action by the Legislature
aud that the illegal age of consent" II
Delaware rename sill at the shock
ingly low period OF seven yearsl
BomoN's Common Council ran up
bill against the city Of $4,000 for en-
tertdniug her dusky ms esty, q lee'
Kapiolani. One Of the items was 10
100 gallons OF liquors. There was, be
side, a little bill TO o florist OF S450C
AID the Pstker House bill for refresh
menta OF $1,000, though the statutes o
the State expressly forbid any cit
paying an official more than 81 do
Tor refreshments, aud nothing 10
Wines liquors and cigars. Yet tn
council are not willing to pay reason
able salaries to policesmatrons. Ough
mot B ston women to have municip'
, suffiage3
The Boston Globe Of Monday la
eiticises with Just severity the law
Rhode island which denies the ballt
, TO little over 5000 men because the
d. not own 1884 worth OF land. Nc
let the Globe, and other papers thu
/. fea the hurt OF the dlsiTsnchise
Rhode Island en-, give a word Il
J the more than 100000 women OF Ma
: each usetts who are disfrapchised b.
cause they are women. The Rhod
Island men can acquire land, but VI
naen can never cease to be womei
The wsmen OF Massachusetts, outnun
: Der the men of the State by 90 00l
Men who love justice for its own SAX
and who believe in home rule, shoul
ts,ke up the defense OF disfranchise
women Roztdn's Journal.
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The Exchange @ntional Bank All
Right


Chicago, Ill, Ju le 20 Tho Clear
ing House COMMITTEES held a meeting
last evening and made close exami-
nation OF the American Exchange
National Banks affairs. The tanl
presidents are also said to have met,
and after looking over the bank't
statements were entirely satisfed thai
it was solvent, and decided to render
il any assistance that it might nee
The bank paid It's Clearing House bal
ance this morning, and was abe to A.
tend TO all it's business as usual The
banks Losses by the closing OF the
Oincino ati Fidelity ia stated on good
authority to be $29S 600, the claims
against the Fidelity being regarded al
next to worthless.
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LYICHIAG At KOSCIUSKO.
JAMES N. WEBB TAKEN eur OF
JAIL BY CITIZENS
Unmasked aud Hanged TO q Bridge
He Poisoned His Wife
Last Sunday.
ysrsoILL TO TIE APrEAL.l

ABERDEEN, MISS, June 23.-From
an authentic source we learn that q
ieweler ct Sails, Miss, by the name
Of Webb, killed his wife Sunday by
poisoning. He administered TO her
dose OF strychnine which soon accom-
plished It's deadly work. He was de.
tected as the perpetrstor Of the awful
deed, and was promptly arrested and
committed 10 the jail at Kosciusko
for safe keeping
This morning before daybreak a
large crowd OF well armed and de-
termlned men went to the jail, over
povered the officers, broke open the
iail, aud took the prisoner to railroad
tressle near town, where they hung
him. He went forth In the darkness
Of the night to enter the terrible gloom
Of an awful and swift retribution. The
sardiness, delay and failure OF the
courts 10 administer speedy and sure
iustice TO criminals naturally invokef
MOB violence, which is to be depre'
es'Bd.
This NOR ring Thomas W. CrenBhaw
ard two olh0r men left town on q two
horse wagon with heavy load OF sup
rHes for the railroad camp neal
Quil cy. When ascending the incline
Of the bridge over the deep slough
foot east OF tho town the mules be
came frightened at n hole in tn
bridge, AID running backward pluugf
the whole outfit In the elouRh, abou
fifteen feet deep. The wagon wa
wrecked, but the mules and two o
she men escaped without eeiou
Injury. Mr.. Orsnshaw is badly bruised
but not Dangerously.
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ABOUT WOMEN.

MARY L. ARMIsTRAD Ia master work
man Of the Lsdy Kern Assembly,
knight Of Labor.
Dr.. GRACE WoLCoTT was sent as q
delegate by the very conservative Mas
Bnohusetta Medical Society TO the re-
cent medical convention at Chicago.
MRs FRANK LESLIE, now in Paris,
will q to the City Of Mexico in Sep
sember to arrange for the publication
there CT a Spanish-American newspa'
PEI.
DIX. CAROLINE HASTINGS, who has
been seven years demonstration Of
anatomy In the Boston University
School Of Medicine, has resigned the
position that she may devote herself
70 her large private practice.
TX the exhibition Of the Roys
Academy oil Arts, London, OF the
paintings aud SCULPTURES over 1900 In
number, PAP are the works Of women
IL 10 only fifteen years since womer
artists were admitted 10 the Roya
Academy.
Mas HARRIET BBEcRSR STowR en-
physically denies the story which il
circulating to she effect that she could
never have written "Uncle Toms
OGbin" II she had known the colored
people as ahe knows them now, after
a residence at the South.
De. EAILY BLACKWELL, Miss Alice
Stone Blackwell, DIR. +. M Oushiel
and Mss Kerrison, of New York, will
sal on the 18th Of June. intending "a
spend the summer in Europe. They
vii devote month to England, and
give The remainder OF the time to 8
touF on the Continent.
MRS ]. R RoBEBTs, the widow o
me first PRESIDENT OF Liberia, is col
leeting money for gene al hospital
10 be located at Monravis, the capita
Of the republic. Mrs. Roberts wa
very kindly received by Presiden
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THE FIDELITY NATTER.
THE UNxRRCANTILE CONDUCT
OF HARPER, BALDWIN
And Hopkins to BE Investigated by
the Ihamber OF Commerce
Excitement Subsiding.

CINCINNATI, o., June 23.-The Board
OF Directors Of the Cham ner CT Com
merce at meeting held today. sp.
pointed committee, composed OF
Levi O. Gcodale, Ralph Peters and
William L Hunt, toinvesigate rumors
OF uncommercial con luct on the part
Of Z. L. Hsrper, Ammi Baldwin, Ben
ismin Il. Hopkins and others con.
Dected with the Fidelity National
Bank, and to prefer charges against
them in case the proof warrants such
proceedings. The chairman OF the
committee, Mr.. Goo IA Q, asks for any
information pertaining to the mattel
from every URGE.
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The street Excitement sabsiding

CINCINNATI, o., June 2S.-The
street excitement about the Fidelity
bank, which has never been great,
has entirely subsidized this morning
The Back Examiner, Gen. Pc we'll,
il etiii in charge. mr. Dscsmp, who
has been named az receiver, will prob,
ably decline, as an acceptance would
compel him to give mp his present
connection with the Metropolitan Ma
tionsl Bank. IHterest Is turning TO
the question Cf what assets can be
made available for the debts OF the
bank. II the president and directrrs
can be assesse d to the extent Of their
resources 1t will produce out$l 800
600, at q rough estimat'. There hava
buea no fulther srrests this morning
and no new Developments. 1t viii
neces Rrily require much time and Ia
Dor to make thorough examination
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KILLED THREE MEN,
Two CONS and Their Father. One
After the other.

RmaoLD, Ga, June 2S.-Two men
By the name Of Dennis and Clark be-
came involved in quarrel over law
suit Last night, and in the fight which
resulted Dennis cut CLARK fst,liy with
knife. Clarke brother them sssault-
ed Dennis, and was likewise cut down.
The father Of the two injured men
came to their rescue, and he was killed
with the same knife, Dennis fed.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-24
THE TEXAS TRAIN Rob aERS
Thought to Have Been Captured

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 2S,-A special
from San Antonio, Tex, says: Last
night deputies Ellis and Faulkner ar
rested George shosff, a well known
gambler, formerly city marshal OF
Luling, on q charge of being the train
robber leader, "Ospt, Dick" Marshal
Bankin arrived tonight with three
men-John Clark, August Smith and
+. 0lheo--arIes,e near Lagrange,
and suspected Of being implicated in
the Flatonia train robbery. 1t is re-
ported that the officers found the
mping place Of seven OF the robbers
and obtained clews which make them
confident OF capturing the whole gang.
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GRENADA, MISS.
Mrr. Theabald'a Donation 20 the
Grenada College.

IsrnCiAL TO THR ArrEAL.l
GRENADA, Mus, June 2S,-Mrs. II.
B. Theobald, Of Greesville, Miss, ex-
sputed her note to the Grenada Oolle-
riate College for $1,000, to be paid in
installments OF $3.50 for four years.
The Board Of Trustees have named
the Academic hall for Mrs. Theobald
in honor OF her liberal gift. This in
stitution, In charge Of the Rev. I. j.
Nemee, has risen within four years to
degree OF excellence that Ia attracting
vide attention as center of education
10, females, and deserves 1t, too.
We had a fine rain yesterday even
ing that has added thousands to the
Srnition Of growing crops, which were
never better at this season OF the year
While commercial activity is down al
most 10 zero, building and some othel
improvements are going on In thu
town.
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF TIKI
IYNChING.
IsPKOIAL TO THE APPEAL.l

JACKSON, Miss jane 23.--Informa'
tion was received here oday OF the
lynching Of James "A. Webb last night
81 o'clock at Kosciusko, by a mob OF
Fl , n aged, unmarked citizens. The
So h overpowered and the mob
took /, eqa.sion OF Webb and carried
him q short distance from the town
srd hanged him to railroad bridge.
Webb Is charged with poisoning his
vile last Sunday, and the evidence Ia
very strong against him. pointing con-
ciusiyely to his guilt. The crime was
saeh q cruel and heartless one that
Che entire neighborhood became
aroused, and nothing but the life OF
the culprit would appesse the iniu-
pnted citizens,
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YANDERRILpS TOUR.
he VIII Go Around the world on
His Yacht AlVA.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Wm. X. Van.
derblt's yacht, the Alys, will START
from THE city ON the morning Of July
I'd on cruise around the world, car
ryinR Mr.. Vanderbilt aud a party Of
hieuds. The yacht will steam across
the Atlant c, up the Mediterranean
sea and through the su5z canal, touch
ing first at Malta.
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Investtiure or the Rev. Barnard Nc
Manus.

BALTIMORE, Nd, June 2S-In a.
oordsnce with the terms of recent
Papal bull, she invsstiturs of The Rev.
Bernard ]. McManue, rector of st.
Johns Catholic church, as q NOR
signeur Of the first class occurred 10.
day Cardinal Gibbons occupied the
throne,
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Healtn n Wealsh-GF. BeauregArd's
Topie and NerViDe, the Great
French Specific.

ATERyoUs DEBILITY in all its stages
~ mental and physical deptession, sper-
matortbsa, hypochondIia, sierility, neural
Fia, hysoegia. ipcspzcity Tor study or ouh,
n sss, paralysis, i'm notsnce, epilepsy loss OF
memory. softening Of III brain, and all as
easSe 81 the nervous system may DO ra Si-
eaiiy osssea In either sex by tie use OF tnIs
nnaxoelled pregsrati0n. II Is 9 matter o.
snnrems Importance 10 use appropriate
Treatment for tie cue OF the lots OF nerve
nower, ard DR. Besuregard's Tonic ana
NJ nrcved infsiible m taken according 70
aiTeeticns, which are afixed to each bottle:
one boz equal 10 one month"; nsstmSns'
viii cuce roeent esses. Price, wv p rss
naid o. roceitt Of price. We guarantee SIX
boxes 10 cure any case. With cash oroer 10
ceirsd by as for six boxes We will sena o9 Y
Written guarantee 70 return the money
t,sstrr ant de not eject cure. A. Henkjj
srt q o.. druggists. sole axe 10 ior V rn
States, 100 and 2li dsin St, Mempnls. Lena::
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JACKSON, TENN.
A Small Fire - DiHee-Lyalls Mp.
tuRls.

D Small Ftr0 Wiueo'hyaaS n"F-
tuals.
LsrEcIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
JLWsoN, TKNN, June % "A short
while before noon today, the Kitchen
roof OF the two-story frame house oc-
eupied by Mr. James Estes, about one
500 are east OF the union depot, took
Are from the Aue. The hose COM
panies responded to the alarm so
promptly that the FIRE was extin-
guiehed before much damage was
done.
Mr.. ]. l.. Diffee and Miss Genevievc
Lgalls, both OF this city, were marrisd
last evening, The bride 10 one OF
gackson's beautiful and lovely youne
ladies. The groom IL a nice gentleman
and a popular young business man.
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Electric Belt Free

yVNO introduce Il and obtain agents We VII,
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eharre. In each county OF the u. ). nmleoe
crwber Of our Gerusal Electro Sai 49,
~ @uppeas0ry Belts. Price 70; . p9s.i,nI.v .'
vsTisocele, Emissions, lmpotenoy, etc. ~
Reward paid Il every Belt So manuiaetas.e
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Address at cnce ELECTRIC BkLT..AuAN'
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NEW ENGLAND CONsERvATORH
IN of music. Boston, mass.

THE Largest and Pest Equipped in the
i World-lO0 Instructors, 2ls6 students
last year. Thorough Instruction In Vocal
and Instrumental Nusic, Piano and Organ
Tuning, Fine Arts, 0ra'ory, Literature,
French, German and Italian Languages, En-
al ,sh Branches, Gymnastics, Etc Tuition,
and Electric Light, s. 10 81 50 per week.
FALL TERM bssins Sept. s, 1887. For IL
lustrated Calendar, with full information,
address e. TOURJEE, Dir, Franklin Scr
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The great Headache Specific and
Brain Tonic, has cured many cases OF
sick headache, as some OF our b ct cit
izsps can testify, and hss never fslied
in q single instance. Drawn sparkling
ice cold rom Heister's Sods Fountain.
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AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY.

Miss Mary ]. Baldwin, principal: Opens
Sept. l, 1887. Closes June, 1883.
UNSURPASSED location, buildings,
u grounds and appointments. Full CORPS
ofteadhers. Unrivalied dvan,ages in music,
ianguaQes, elocution, art, b iokkeep ping and
phl sicaI culture. Board, etc. with full En-
Rlish.oUurse, $50 fer the entire session Of
nine months. Fer full particulars apply to
the principal for catalogue.
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sUMmER EXCURSION TICKETs.

DOUND TRIP TICKETS to the various
Nv springs and seaside resorts will be on
sale by the Memphis and Charleston Rail.
road on and after June LIST. A full supply OF
guides, pamphlets and other springs matter
on hand, and will be promptly mailed, WIZ
the same, with minimum of cost, time or
trouble and maximum Of comfort, convent
ence and safety, though the prettiest
scenery in the country Throueh Pullman
Buffet Sleepers to most OF these resorts and
few changes TO the others. Through tickets
and cheeks to all Call on or address Bar
ney Hughes, Ticket Agent, 278 Main street;
III. d. Ellis. Ticket Agent, 81 Madison
street. Eugene Sutclffe, Passenger Agent,
278 Main at or @. a. DeSaussure. A. q. =: a:
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To Railroad Contractors.

TWENTY MILES of Grading, Bridsing
l. aud Maeonry in Carter comfy Mo-, to
rent River Branch Of the X. c., -. * M. X. X.
Good spring water and healthy cou6try; Al.
ply on work lear Van Buren,, Mo, or No. IA
Front street, Memphis Tenn.
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HOE SPRINGS, ARK.
uou. walsh Released ON Writ Of
Haheas Corpus.

Habeas Corpus.
IsrnsIAL TO fHH APrnAL.l
RoT SPRINGS, ARK June 23.--An
application for release on a writ OF ha-
bsas corpus, before Circuit Judge
Weod by Gen. WASH, who IL charged
with outraging Miss Ella Dyer, was
granted today aud bond fixed a $4,000.
The question as to the power OF the
eoarl 10 discharge the prisoner was de,
hated, aud although Judge Wood held
no had no jurisdiction in the promises
he characterized the prosecuting test.
nony as weak and sfording a doub'
az to tho defendants guilt. Gen
WSlsh's friends were much pleased.
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EDUCATIONAL.
University of Virginia.
FOUNDED BY THos. JKPPERsoN.)

Founded by THos. JEPPERs0F.l
The cath Session BegiDs Oct 1, 1857,
and continues nine months.
Thorough instruction in Literary, Scientific
and Professional Departments, including
Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering ana
Agriculture. For Catalogue apply u. U.
University Of Va. Va to
CHAS. 6. VENABLE, CHARM OF Faculty.
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SUMMER RESORTS.
New Kingston Hotel
KINGSTON SPRINGS,
Cheatham County, Tenn,
Opens for the Reception Of Guests
JUNE i, 1887.
SUMMER RESORTS.

WE have Just completed an elegant new
w Hotel at this delightful sum mer resort.
The waters consist o Freestonei Cbalybe-
ate, and different Sulphurs F9r Dyspepns,
Liver Complaints and Kidney Diseases, they
are especially recomm' nded.
The altitude Of these Springs is 400 feet
higher an Nashville. Beautiful lawn, me
grove Of forest trees. pure air, Tree rom all
malarial influences and mosqu itoee. .
Fine fishing and boating. Amusemenh Of
all kinds
Telegraph and telephone connectionsy daily
mail and express. Only "a miles from Mash.
tiresome stage rido, as these Springs are only
800 yards from depot.
RATHS;
Per y, 90 ~
Per week N'SV
Per month";. WV
For further infor nation apply to
]. r. VIII B0UkN, Man ager,
Kingston Springs. Tenn.
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COLUMBIA CAN'T PLAY BASEBALL.
THE HARVARD NINE GAINS AN EASY VICTORY BY
12TOO

The first baseball game Columbia College In the Inter
collegiate series dismal failure About looo peope
went TO the Polo Grounds yesterday TO see the
opening game between the Harvard and columbia eo''
lege mines. Many ladies' were present wearing inc
college. Early in the game the
Rah Rah COLUMBIA" OF the local college was yehed
with vgor by most present small party OF usy
unged Harvard yelled rah nine times ana enue
with Harvard What lacked In numbers and VOL
they made up in enthusiasm. -, . r.o.
Before the game half the Columbia warcry was
stled while small party OF the followers OF the
of Harvard shouted until ey got black IN me ace
Harvard boys mammoth Ted roses In their
while the adherens OF Coumbi had blue and WINE
conpicuousy displayed At the ending OF the hI.h nng
when the stood II to o IN lsN ~
of hardly emblem CT COLUMBIA III
sight ,.,,. ,.,uton,
The Harvard students played exceptionally oriisnn
game throughout and defeated Their oppono' wonld
much professional hns " uura
an ordinary club OF amateurs The Columblas were
baseball parlance "rattled" carly In the game ana e
opponents seeing this they pleased Inc mar
ward boys battef heded and the bases I'D me s3
while the Columbia did Just the reverse: oo{oen
pitched good form and hs support eoaa MOI Ia waycbe
much better Gates hal little control Of the pail Ia o
and Strebei the only Columbia men who d hOt se
TO lose their heads Toward the close oil the mach
efforts greeted like this Rats. Rats Rats C'1 LO
NJ B.IA." The
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BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR ATHLETES.


A NEW CLUB FLUSHlNG-sOME OF TIE EEA-
TUREs OF THE OPENING DAY.
new athletic club has been started under prom
Using auspices in Flushing, L. l. Interest in the scheme
was awakened during the winter by IL. II. Perrin and
Lawrence f. Embree and 1t eliminated in January in
meeting OF nearly 100 ladies and gen
tlelnen who organized and aiterward became in
corporated the Flushing Athletic Association.
In addition to the funds raised from member.
shin fees, several weto-do residents Of the
village gave liberal sums OF money TO push forward the
enterprise, and the result has been the erection OF a
handsome gymnasium building, ladies' pavilion, and
clubhouse and the laying out OF several bicycle and
running tracks. ten tennis courts and baseball and
cricket grounds. These improvements are well placed
upon level lot extending five In the heart Of
the village and cost nearly $4,000.
John W. Weed is president OF the asso-
citation, J: W Wood, IT,, secretary, and
Edward NJ. Franklin. treasurer The Board
OF Governors is composed OF these officers and Lawrence
Efingham Embiee, Robert j. LOwden, T. s. rurton, A.
T. Cobb. George J. Bradish, ii. H. Perrin, Mrs. Dana
brigham. Mrs: Robert B; Lawrence, Mrs. Frederic
Bovine, Miss Macdonald Miss Lynch aud Miss Helen o..
Lawrence. The grounds have been beaut1cd In many
ways and will be formally opened May % with the
first annual spring meet, for which extensive
preparations are being made. The contests win